The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-10-20

Thus we see that the cost of Foraker's
administration respecting these places
exceeds that of Hoadly by $23,
IT is no wonder that Governor Foraker
has carefully kept these things out Of
view, That is in accordance with his
style OF honesty.
FoRAKER's LEGISLATURE.
But 1T us turn now to the Legisla-
ture, another point of comparison that
Governor Foraker has been very care
full to ignore. The Legislature is prop
erly regarded as a part of the admin
istration, and it may be well to bear in
mind that there is Legislature. as we'll
as a Governor, to be elected this year.
Keeping this fact in view, let US COM
pare the cost, in dollars and cents, of
the last Democratic Legislature with
that of the Foraker Legislature. For
that purpose we have the following
statement from the official source:
DEMOCRATIC OR HOADLY ADMINS
TRATION.
1854.
Salaries and mileage of Members
and Senators, per diem Of Clerks,
Sergeant -at-aIms and employees $lO9,473 6S
Senate ontingent expenses...... Sao p
House Contingent expenses ..... 1,ls3 81
Expenses of Legislative Commit
l. $tt2,4s4 a
1885.
Salaries and mileage of Members
and senators, per diem of Clerks,
Sergeant-at- arms and employees $i10,S9 so
Senate Contingent axpenses....... l,Ssa 81
House Contingent expenses ....:.. a4y Ii
Expenses OF Legislative Commit
tees ...."...'................ oS5 oO
st15,ai4 90
For the two sessions. .............. sa27, 500 80
REPUBLICAN OR FORAKER LEGIsLA-
TURE.
fss6
Salaries and mileage of Members
and Senators, perd1em ofClerks.
Sergeant at- arms anu employees &lS3 6B "a
Senate Contingent expenses....... 1853 ~
House Contingent expenses l,1o2 ~
Expenses OF Legislative Commit
teeS .,.r,.,,.,.,..........'' 1''oo' oa
-. Es ~ 7.,...,.,s- szuasm. ..aS $144,6as 80
1857
Salaries and mileage of Members
sergsant-at arms and employees s1O6, 40 ss
Senate Contingent expenses. ,697 90
Expenses of Legislative Commit
tees .... ........................ a.ls7 10
$li2s59 o.
For the two ses sions s s257tes %
Cost Of Hoadly,s Legislature ..... 2!7 500 SO
Excess cost Of Foraker's Legis-
lature over Hoadly's 's..........S29,378 81
Thus the two sessions of the Foraker
Legislature cost within q few dollars
of THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
more than the two sessions of the last
Democratic Legislature cost. No Non-
der that our immaculate Governor was
silent upon the extravaganza of has
legislature Did not this same legisla-
ture increase his salary from $4,000 to
$4,000? Why should he expose its un-
considerable wastefulness?
THE SOLDIER RACKET.
Connected with this spendthrift Gen
erai Assembly is another little matter
wh,ch Governor Foraker has studiously
kept out OF sight. If there is any man
in the state of Ohio, of ordinary COM
mon sense and common honesty, no
matter what his party affiliations NAV
be, who has not been disguised with
the manner in which Joseph Benson
Foraker has exploited "the soldier
racket for his private and selfish ends.
he must be curiously constituted. In
this direction there is no absurdity at
which he has hesitated, no trick that he
has despised, no meanness that he has
not stopped to, no low passion to which
he has srorned to appeal. His inordi-
nate vanity and incessant self1audation,
as war-Governor in time of profound
peace, are only equaled by tee fragrant
and unexampled recklessness of con-